The Zundert Flower Show, Netherlands.

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The Zundert Flower Show, Netherlands. (Holland)
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Made from flowers in Holland, since 1936! What
began in 1936 as a flower parade has become the
oldest and most celebrated ode to blooms in
Europe. Ever since its inception, Zundert in the
Netherlands has hosted an annual flower show
Bloemencorso, with an average 50,000 visitors
descending on the town to look at the brilliant
displays. Creators use dahlias for their
breathtaking displays and build gravity defying
sculptures.
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Each float is made from dahlias.
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Each float is made from dahlias. This twisting
house, which is as high as houses on the street,
weaves its ways through the narrow streets.
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Just by using dahlias, volunteers created this
show-stopping piece, where a startled antelope
flees the clutches of a leopard that gives chase.
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Udderly brilliant - thee competitors left no
detail out - they even included the numbers on
the tags on the ears, and what appears to be the
inner workings of a milk-processing plant within
the cow's body
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Something fishy about this Bloemencorso saw this
elaborate fish display, which saw a shoal of fish
whirl around each other - even using
light-coloured dahlias to shade in the light
bouncing off the eyeballs
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Each of the competing districts of Zundert -
which was the home of Vincent Van Gogh -
construct their own entry and compete in the
parade, which occurs every first Sunday in
September. According to those behind
Bloemencorso, the parade is all the work of
dedicated volunteers, who do not profit from the
colourful display. A staggering six to eight
million dahlia flowers are used to produce the
floats. Visit http//www.bloemencorsozundert.nl/
for more information.
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Bloemencorso began in 1936, and since then has
spiralled in popularity, as the small population
makes huge efforts to outdo one another so they
can create sculptures like this huge organ.
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Even the meerkats get a mention! The curious
animals are brought to life, as creators
perfected every inch of the models, even down to
their nails and shading on their tails
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Out of this world! Every float here is made from
petals and, despite being made from such a
delicate, tiny structure, take on gigantic
proportions which people clamor to see
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It's really taken off! Bloemencorso has grown in
term of popularity and in the sheer size of the
creations, with thousands flocking to the home of
Vincent Van Gogh to gasp at the displays
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Held on the first Sunday of every September, the
quaint town becomes packed with visitors and, on
this occasion, a huge rhinoceros made of delicate
flowers
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Make it snappy! Thousands turn out to
Bloemencorso, as hamlets compete with each other
to create the most beautiful display - including
this sinister-looking fishy creature
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